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“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R2 shares.
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This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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<div style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b>John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund (the fund)<br/> Supplement dated 9- 21-12 to the current Class R2 shares Prospectus</b> </div><div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Fees and expenses </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. </div> <div> <table style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left"><b>Shareholder fees</b> (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Class R2</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="5" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price</div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">None</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less</div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">None</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div> <table style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left"><b>Annual fund operating expenses</b> (%)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left">(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Class R2</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="5" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Management fee</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.79</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Distribution and service (12b-1) fees</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.25</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other expenses<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</sup></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.24</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service plan fee</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.25</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total annual fund operating expenses</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1.53</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Contractual expense reimbursement<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</sup></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-0.13</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1.40</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="1%" align="left">1</td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R2 shares.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="1%" align="left">2</td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund’s total operating expenses at 1.40% for Class R2 shares, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Expense example </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: </div> <div> <table style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left"><b>Expenses</b> ($)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Class R2</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="5" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>1 Year</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">143</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>3 Years</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">471</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>5 Years</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">822</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>10 Years</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,812</td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b>John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund (the fund)<br/> Supplement dated 9- 21-12 to the current Class R2 shares Prospectus</b> </div><div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following: </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Fees and expenses </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. </div> <div> <table style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left"><b>Shareholder fees</b> (%) (fees paid directly from your investment)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Class R2</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="5" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price</div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">None</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less</div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">None</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div> <table style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left"><b>Annual fund operating expenses</b> (%)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left">(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Class R2</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="5" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Management fee</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.79</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Distribution and service (12b-1) fees</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.25</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other expenses<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</sup></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.24</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service plan fee</div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.25</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total annual fund operating expenses</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1.53</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Contractual expense reimbursement<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2</sup></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-0.13</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1.40</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="1%" align="left">1</td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>“Other expenses” have been estimated for the first year of operations of the fund’s Class R2 shares.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="1%" align="left">2</td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund’s total operating expenses at 1.40% for Class R2 shares, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Expense example </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: </div> <div> <table style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td align="left"><b>Expenses</b> ($)</td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Class R2</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="5" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>1 Year</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">143</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>3 Years</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">471</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>5 Years</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">822</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>10 Years</b></div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,812</td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div></div>
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